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7 WEB services to sharpen you up on designing UI

Posted in: Tech Web Dev  Tags: designers site design user interface website website design  2013/02/06 Author: cat
http://developer.yahoo.com/ypatterns/

For websites, just images and a color scheme do not make a design. The user interface that is everywhere on a website, such as pagers, topic trees, tabs, icons etc, are also an important element. That…

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Add New Fonts in Microsoft Windows 8

Posted in: Tech  Tags: Add New Fonts Font Face New Font Windows 8  2012/10/03 Author: Vivek Nayyar
Add New Fonts

The presentation or the looks of the text on-screen or in print can be described and beautified by different types of fonts. Fonts are a collection of alphanumeric characters and symbols. They describ…

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KB-USB-LINK3M (Sanwa Supply Inc.) – Amazing Data Transfer Cable for Windows and Macintosh

Posted in: News  Tags: Apple OS X Data Exchange data transfer Mac USB cable Windows  2012/10/02 Author: t.k.
flicker

Today I would like to introduce to you an amazing USB cable KB-USB-LINK3M (Japanese text only) produced by Sanwa Supply Inc., a Japanese computer goods maker. This product facilitates file transfer be…

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Scan and Fix Hard Disk Drive Errors in Microsoft Windows 8

Posted in: Tech  Tags: Bad Sectors Hard Disk Drive Errors Recover Data Windows 8  2012/10/02 Author: Vivek Nayyar

Hard disk drives are the most important storage devices that store and retrieve data as per users’ needs. Unlike other storage mediums, such as CDs/DVDs, etc., the HDDs consist of ‘Platters’. The plat…

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Keep Your WordPress Safe from Hackers

Posted in: Productivity Software WordPress  Tags: blog bugs dictionary attack encryption GoDaddy hackers HostGator hosting IP plugins security SSL themes version WordPress  2012/09/27 Author: Haris Amjad
By Haris Amjad - Screenshot of http://www.godaddy.com/ssl/ssl-certificates.aspx

WordPress is a free-to-use content management system and an open source platform for blogging, and hackers are always experimenting new ways to crack its security wall. Although it has good security f…

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Add a New Group to Microsoft Windows 8

Posted in: Tech  Tags: Built-in Groups Create a New Group System Groups Windows 8  2012/09/26 Author: Vivek Nayyar

As the name suggests a User Group is a pool of user accounts sharing the same security rights. They are sometimes also referred to as Security Groups. It is inconvenient to assign a same set of privil…

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iPhone 5 Finally Unveiled: What’s New?

Posted in: News Software Usability Experience  Tags: 4G LTE 4S apple Apple Maps AT&T dock iOS 6 iPhone Lighting Sprint Verizon  2012/09/26 Author: Haris Amjad
iPhone 5 - Screenshot of http://www.apple.com/iphone/features/

Apple finally rolled out its newest smartphone iPhone 5 on Wednesday 12th September, 2012 in San Francisco. There were numerous speculations about its design and features, and since it is finally here…

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Top Music Streaming Services on the Web

Posted in: News  Tags: Deezer last.fm music Music Unlimited Napster PlayStation Rhapsody sony Sony Ericsson Spotify  2012/09/18 Author: Haris Amjad
Last.fm - Screenshot of http://www.last.fm/

The internet is not just filled with information but it is also a great place to hang out. You can watch movies, download contents for your projects and listen to online radio. We searched the web for…

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Promote Standard User Account to an Administrator in Microsoft Windows 8

Posted in: Tech  Tags: Administrator Account Elevated Privieges Unrestricted Permissions Windows 8  2012/09/18 Author: Vivek Nayyar
Promote to Administrator

When users log on to Microsoft Windows using their credentials, they are assigned with access tokens that specify the level of privileges they would get while accessing the objects and resources that …

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Reset User Account Passwords in Microsoft Windows 8

Posted in: Tech  Tags: Computer Security Password Reset Disk Reset Passwords Windows 8  2012/09/17 Author: Vivek Nayyar

Security of any object or a user account in a computer can be considered complete only when it contains a set of credentials that are comprised of two entities, namely Username and Password. In almost…

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Pixlr Editor – online photo editing solution

Posted in: Software  Tags: free photo editing online Photo editing software Photo Editor Online Pixlr Photo Editor web services  2012/09/17 Author: SalimuddinSultan
Screenshot --- Pixlr Photo Editor Online --- By "http://pixlr.com/editor/"

You may need to do something like photo editing or music editing for some purposes. To edit photos or music you will need reliable software, you may not have the software installed on your computer. I…

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Remove Windows Media Player from Microsoft Windows 8

Posted in: Tech  Tags: Multimedia Remove Windows Media Player Windows 8 WMP  2012/09/16 Author: Vivek Nayyar
Remove WMP

Windows Media Player has been in existence since the release of the very first Graphical User Interface operating system by Microsoft. Every time a new version of Microsoft Windows is released, Window…

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How-to Configure an Network Time Protocol (NTP) Server on CentOS

Posted in: Tech  Tags: CentOS command Linux NTP server  2012/09/16 Author: sumodirjo
NTP Server Configuration File - screenshot by Sumodirjo

Time is important on servers, especially mission-critical ones. You, as system administrator have to make sure that the time on all of your servers is correct. You can use NTP to sync time on your ser…

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Best Free Antivirus for General Computer Users

Posted in: Productivity Software  Tags: antivirus Avast AVG Avira Comodo computer firewall Internet Lavasoft malware real-time security sheild spyware Windows XP  2012/09/15 Author: Haris Amjad
AVG - Screenshot of http://free.avg.com/ww-en/homepage

Antivirus software is essential for every computer system because it keeps hardware clean from viruses and helps it running in top condition. Some antivirus also provides firewall protection and preve…

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Manually Change Drive Letters in Microsoft Windows 8

Posted in: Tech  Tags: Change Drive Letter DVD Drives Floppy Disk Drives Microsoft Windows 8  2012/09/15 Author: Vivek Nayyar

In Microsoft Windows operating systems, the drive letters of partitions play an important role when identifying the volumes. In earlier days, when the floppy disks were used as the removable medias, t…

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Rename a User Account in Microsoft Windows 8

Posted in: Tech  Tags: Reduce Administrative Overhead Rename an Account User Account Windows 8  2012/09/10 Author: Vivek Nayyar

In Microsoft Windows-based operating systems, multiple user accounts are created by the administrators so that a single computer can be shared by many users. When a user account is created in the Wind…

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Ubuntu Linux Terminal – The Most Powerful Linux Utility

Posted in: Productivity Tech  Tags: Linux Linux Command Linux Terminal Linux Terminal Network ubuntu Ubuntu Command  2012/09/09 Author: zealous.zaryab
terminal home

In my previous blog posts, I have discussed many new and advanced features of the Ubuntu Linux operating system that makes it a perfect choice of home and entertainment purposes. However, it does not …

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Buying Guide: What Features Should Students Look for in a Laptop?

Posted in: Productivity Tech  Tags: apple Bestbuy campus college ethernet HDMI iMac Laptop microsoft MS Office 2010 Starter Notebook processor student studies university USB Walmart Wi-Fi Windows 7  2012/09/09 Author: Haris Amjad
By Haris Amjad Screenshot of http://store.apple.com/us/browse/campaigns/back_to_school?aid=aic-aos-naus-sea-bts-june2012-education-indexhero

Computers are becoming an essential part of education and some universities and colleges encourage students bring their laptops along with them in the classroom. Some majors such as engineering requir…

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Enable Built-In Administrator Account in Microsoft Windows 8

Posted in: Tech  Tags: Disable Accounts Enable Accounts Enable Built-In Administrator Account Windows 8  2012/09/08 Author: Vivek Nayyar

Something about Built-In Administrator Account With the release of NTFS oriented Microsoft-based operating systems, the concept of administrator and standard user accounts was also introduced. An Admi…

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Soundation — online audio editing software

Posted in: Software  Tags: Free music editing software Music editing Soundation Studio web services  2012/09/08 Author: SalimuddinSultan
Screenshot Soundation Studio --- By "http://soundation.com/studio"

Music lovers often like to produce or edit music. Music production is a complex task as you will have to mix sounds from different instruments perfectly. A bundle of suitable software can help you to …

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Learn to break the line of flow with If-Else in PHP

Posted in: Tech Web Dev  Tags: control flow If Else PHP programming  2012/09/06 Author: ucavik
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Control_flow_graph_of_function_with_two_if_else_statements.svg

Programming becomes so easy when we have to follow a straight path, as in life we all dream of a comfortable existence without any distractions, deviations and obstacles. Unfortunately life has a bad …

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Mars Landing: What Scientists Really found out?

Posted in: News  Tags: CO2 Curiosity Earth Mars landing martian moons Phoenix planets robots Science  2012/09/06 Author: Haris Amjad
By Haris Amjad Screenshot of http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/msl/multimedia/gallery/gallery-indexArtist.html

NASA recently launched its newest land rover on the mission to Mars and they called it ‘Curiosity’. These high tech robots are equipped with some of the most advance equipments and measurement tools o…

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A Brief Guide of Japanese Food-Inspired Tech Gadgets

Posted in: News  Tags: food food sample gadgets iPhone japanese souvenir USB flash drive  2012/09/05 Author: t.k.
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Food_samples_1.jpg

If you travel Japan and walk in the streets, you will notice many restaurants showcasing their menus in front. They are food samples, which are elaborately made out of inedible materials like wax. The…

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Enable Remote Desktop in Microsoft Windows 8

Posted in: Tech  Tags: RDP Remote Desktop TCP 3389 Windows 8  2012/09/04 Author: Vivek Nayyar

Remote Desktop is a feature that was introduced with the release of Microsoft Windows 2000 but was not much recognized and used by the administrators in most corporate environments. The reason behind …

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Changing Password in Microsoft Windows 8

Posted in: Tech  Tags: Change Password password protection User Account Passwords Windows 8  2012/09/03 Author: Vivek Nayyar

Passwords are the most important aspects of Windows-based or non-Windows-based operating systems. In production environments, where security is a major concern, network administrators always protect t…

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